kent cigarettes asbestos filter history 1950s branded with filter. : r/interestingasfuck In the early 1950s, as

In the early 1950s, as medical research began linking cigarettes to lung cancer, tobacco companies scrambled to reassure the public. Kent Cigarettes, a brand owned by Lorillard, introduced its so called Micronite Filter In 1952, when reports began linking cigarettes to cancer, some tobacco companies tried to reassure customers by introducing filters they claimed would make smoking safer. One of the most infamous was the Kent Cigarettes & Asbestos: Risks, Lawsuits & Compensation In 1952, Kent released Micronite cigarettes with filters made of blue asbestos. Marketed as kind on the lungs and a taste improvement, the so called safety feature backfired, causing twice as much cancer Kent Cigarette Box, Michigan State Medical Society, 1963 National Museum of American History

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